Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Muffins
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This easy recipe for Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Muffins is filled with the comforting spices of cinnamon, ginger, and cloves! Grab a muffin, and cozy up with your favorite warm drink!
You can literally taste Christmas with every bite of these muffins. In my opinion, the combination of seasonings worked so well together. You can definitely taste the ginger, but it also isn’t too strong. Just imagine your favorite gingerbread cookie with chocolate chips. I’m thinking these will be the perfect addition to my Christmas breakfast menu!
Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Muffins
I used the base from one of my all-time favorite healthy muffins, my Whole Spelt Flour Pumpkin Muffin and added some molasses and played around with some different spices to create the perfect muffin to truly reflect the taste of the holidays.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups whole grain spelt flour*
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1.5 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1.5 tablespoon molasses
- 1/4 cup honey, raw and local, if possible
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce, I used one 4 oz individual cup.
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips, I use Enjoy Life brand.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a muffin baking sheet with 9 muffin tins.
- Combine all dry ingredients (except chocolate chips) in a large bowl.
- Combine all wet ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir in chocolate chips.
- Scoop large spoonfuls of batter into 9 muffin tins. Bake for 20 mins at 350 F.
Notes
*any flour will probably work, but may give the muffins a different texture (spelt four is my favorite healthy flour to use)
The flavor and texture of these muffins was so wonderful, I ate them plain. However, these would be great topped with honey or nutbutter.
Serving: 1muffin, Calories: 293kcal, Carbohydrates: 45g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 37mg, Sodium: 219mg, Potassium: 83mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 15g, Vitamin A: 69IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 2mg
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Awwr I remember always looking forward to those Christmas parties at school when I was little. Your daughter looks like she was having an absolute blast 🙂 And thanks for sharing the muffin recipe! As much as I love holiday cookies, I’ve really been in the mood for some muffins or breads, and you can never go wrong with gingerbread and chocolate!
I love a good healthy muffin, too! This recipe sounds amazing. I love how gingerbread automatically makes me think of Christmas! On this Christmas morning I plan on making chocolate zucchini muffins. My family loved when I made muffins for Thanksgiving morning, so I think that they will be quite pleased with these muffins on Christmas morning!
yumyumyum that recipe looks delish. never used spelt flour before though! i’ll have to buy some.
I love muffins!! I have 2 weeks off now and time for baking, I will definitely try these! The school party looks like fun, so cute!
Looks like such a fun school party! I had no idea you used to be a teacher! I always wonder what it would be like if I had gone that route myself (it was definitely debated)! Love this recipe too. I’m a huge fan of muffins too and gingerbread is one of my favorite holiday flavors!
Today is my last day before a nice long break too!!! I CANNOT wait!! I hear ya–yippee! 🙂 Happy Friday!
Another great recipe to save & try out before the year ends.